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How Safe is Your Smart Home?

With high tech security measures becoming the norm, you'd think we'd be a lot safer.

From smartphones to smart cars to smart hotels, the market for interconnectivity has never been higher. The ability to control the majority of one's home from an app– everything from the thermostat to the alarm system– is ubiquitous. There are benefits to this tech; speed, comfort etc.- but are our attempts to make everything smart leaving us vulnerable?

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Can Uber Really be a Viable Source of Income?

Studies indicate that much of the tech company's success is predicated on the way in which it skirts labor laws.

Uber and Lyft drivers may only be making $3.37 an hour according to a new study conducted at MIT. The study, which surveyed over 1,100 drivers, combined "self-reported revenue, mileage and vehicle choices" with "detailed vehicle operational cost parameters for insurance, maintenance, repairs, fuel and depreciation" in order to come up with an estimation of median take home income. The original results of this study were immediately contested by Uber, with Uber's analyst citing several instances of survey bias and misleading questions as the company's chief complaints.

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